Solomon MOULTON

Born

30 November 1798 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

2 April 1861 , Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Robert MOULTON Judith MORGAN

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Born: 30 November 1798 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert MOULTON

Mother: Judith MORGAN

Paternal grandparents: Samuel MOULTON , Mary "Molly" HAYNES

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Solomon married Lydia AMES 13 May 1824 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia AMES was born 16 September 1804 in Wales, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died abt. 1855 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk).

Solomon MOULTON died 2 April 1861 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Solomon MOULTON married

Lydia AMES
Marriage date: 13 May 1824
Marriage place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Solomon MOULTON and Lydia AMES

Austin H MOULTON

Born: 4 January 1825, Wales, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 August 1910, Palmer, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1798
30 November 1798
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Solomon MOULTON and Lydia AMES 13 May 1824, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 25 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Austin H MOULTON was born 4 January 1825, Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Solomon was 26 years old.

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1861
2 April 1861
Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 62.

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